The Latin Continuation of William of Tyre
Edited and translated by James H. Kane and Keagan J. Brewer
Routledge
ISBN: 978-0-367-48965-6
As part of the Crusade Texts in Translation series, this account chronicles events in the Near East from 1184 through the conclusion of the Third Crusade. Written by an anonymous author reflecting on these events, the text explores the reasons behind the crusaders’ failure to achieve their goals.
Excerpt:
The Third Crusade (1188-1192) generated a remarkable surge of historiographical activity in medieval England. On the opposite edge of the Latin world to the ‘Crusader States’ of the eastern Mediterranean, yet deeply invested in their fate, English chroniclers were uniquely placed to gaze from one periphery to another and reflect on the course and outcome of the expedition, in which King Richard I (r. 1189-1199) played a leading role. Grappling with Richard’s failure to recover Jerusalem from Salah al-Din, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, who had conquered the city on October 1187, several of these chroniclers bitterly lamented what they saw as the crusade’s unfulfilled promise. One such writer was the anonymous author who wrote the text that is the subject of this book, which modern historians call the ‘Latin Continuation of William of Tyre’.
Who is this book for?
While historians have numerous sources addressing the collapse of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade, this work stands out for its early 13th-century perspective. Offering a retrospective analysis of the crusade’s failure, it provides unique insights into contemporary efforts to understand these pivotal events. This text will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource for scholars and students of the Crusades.
The Translators
James Kane is a Lecturer at Flinders University and a historian of the crusades. Keagan Brewer is a Research Fellow at Macquarie University and also a crusades’ historian.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website.
You can buy this book on Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
The Latin Continuation of William of Tyre
Edited and translated by James H. Kane and Keagan J. Brewer
Routledge
ISBN: 978-0-367-48965-6
As part of the Crusade Texts in Translation series, this account chronicles events in the Near East from 1184 through the conclusion of the Third Crusade. Written by an anonymous author reflecting on these events, the text explores the reasons behind the crusaders’ failure to achieve their goals.
Excerpt:
The Third Crusade (1188-1192) generated a remarkable surge of historiographical activity in medieval England. On the opposite edge of the Latin world to the ‘Crusader States’ of the eastern Mediterranean, yet deeply invested in their fate, English chroniclers were uniquely placed to gaze from one periphery to another and reflect on the course and outcome of the expedition, in which King Richard I (r. 1189-1199) played a leading role. Grappling with Richard’s failure to recover Jerusalem from Salah al-Din, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, who had conquered the city on October 1187, several of these chroniclers bitterly lamented what they saw as the crusade’s unfulfilled promise. One such writer was the anonymous author who wrote the text that is the subject of this book, which modern historians call the ‘Latin Continuation of William of Tyre’.
Who is this book for?
While historians have numerous sources addressing the collapse of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade, this work stands out for its early 13th-century perspective. Offering a retrospective analysis of the crusade’s failure, it provides unique insights into contemporary efforts to understand these pivotal events. This text will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource for scholars and students of the Crusades.
The Translators
James Kane is a Lecturer at Flinders University and a historian of the crusades. Keagan Brewer is a Research Fellow at Macquarie University and also a crusades’ historian.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website.
You can buy this book on Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
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